... diagnosis and management ofheadandneck cancer Overview of treatment of the primary tumour andneck This section addresses the first line treatment ofheadandneck cancer Management of recurrent ... the recognition and management of acute and late radiation toxicity 29 diagnosis and management ofheadandneck cancer 10 Treatment: palliation of incurable disease Headandneck cancer may ... of the carotid sheath 13 diagnosis and management ofheadandneck cancer 5.2.2surgical treatment Neck dissection removes both the soft tissue and the lymph nodes A number of modifications of...
... Guide to NECK DISSECTION CLASSIFICATION AND TNM STAGING OFHEADANDNECK CANCER Committee for HeadandNeck Surgery and Oncology American Academy of Otolaryngology– HeadandNeck Surgery Neck Dissection ... of: Pocket guide to neck dissection classification and TNM staging ofheadandneck cancer / Committee for Neck Dissection Classification, American HeadandNeck Society [and] Committee for Head ... III Sharma, Anand K IV Kies, Merrill S V American Academy of Otolaryngology HeadandNeck Surgery Committee for HeadandNeck Surgery and Oncology VI American HeadandNeck Society Neck Dissection...
... mucosal surface of the lip DIAGRAM OF THE HEADANDNECK Oral cavity Oropharynx Larynx Hypopharynx ALL HEADANDNECKCANCERS DIAGRAM OF THE LYMPH NODES LEVELS IN THE NECK I II III VI IV V NECK DISSECTION ... ALL HEADANDNECKCANCERS REDUCING RISK The risk of having headandneck cancer can be reduced by: B B not smoking or chewing tobacco C increasing the intake of fruit and vegetables ... areas of metastatic disease in patients with headandneck cancer should include: number of involved nodes level of involved nodes extracapsular spread of tumour type of nodal dissection size of...
... Outcomes in HeadandNeckCancers The Manual Improving Outcomes in HeadandNeckCancers Cancer service guidance supports the implementation of The NHS Cancer Plan for England,1 and the NHS Plan ... neck There are a wide range of other cancersof the headandneck which are not described above Taken together, these are responsible for 17% of cases ofheadandneck cancer All are relatively ... patients with headandneck cancer One of the striking characteristics ofheadandneck cancer services is the range of clinicians involved in its treatment and care, together with a variety of different...
... hepatic and renal function (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a computed tomography or magnetic resonance image scan of the headandneck region within three weeks prior to the initiation of treatment ... intergroup phase III comparison of standard radiation therapy and two schedules of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable squamous cell headandneck cancer J Clin Oncol 2003, ... surgery and standard radiotherapy alone [12] In Taiwan, for public healthy insurance, cisplatin is the backbone of the chemotherapy regimen as a component of IC and CCRT in the treatment of locally...
... hepatic and renal function (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a computed tomography or magnetic resonance image scan of the headandneck region within three weeks prior to the initiation of treatment ... intergroup phase III comparison of standard radiation therapy and two schedules of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable squamous cell headandneck cancer J Clin Oncol 2003, ... surgery and standard radiotherapy alone [12] In Taiwan, for public healthy insurance, cisplatin is the backbone of the chemotherapy regimen as a component of IC and CCRT in the treatment of locally...
... operation, we evaluated the history and physical condition of all the patients, hematological and chemical tests, and obtained CT images of the headandneckand radiographs of the chest Patient characteristics ... was feasible and accurate for 14 patients with locally recurrent headandneckcancers [42] The 1- and 2-year local control rates were 78% and 57%, respectively, and the actuarial 1- and 2-year ... Oncology Group (RTOG) studies in headandneck cancer Semin Oncol 1998, 15:39-60 Ridge JA: Squamous cancer of the headand neck: Surgical treatment of local and regional recurrence Semin Oncol...
... Williamson SK, Von Hoff DD: Randomized comparison of cisplatin plus fluorouracil and carboplatin plus fluorouracil versus methotrexate in advanced squamous-cell carcinoma of the headand neck: a Southwest ... Radiotherapy for Locally Recurrent Head- and- Neck Tumors Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 14 Langlois D, Eschwege F, Kramar A, Richard JM: Reirradiation of the headandneckcancers Radiother Oncol 1985, ... II study of low-dose paclitaxel and cisplatin in combination with split-course concomitant twice-dailyreirradiation in recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the headand neck: results of Radiation...
... 40% of the SUV similarly to what proposed by other authors for lung and also headandneck tumors [10,26,27] Conclusion The present study shows that FDG-PET/CT images for primary headandneck ... scenario of imaging for radiotherapy ofheadandneck tumors may include the use of functional imaging such as FDG-PET/CT with the aim to characterize the biological features of the tumor and optimize ... http://www.ro-journal.com/content/3/1/29 ment planning also of patients with headandneck carcinoma [17-20] the extra laryngeal and pre-epiglottic space, and the thyroid gland In our experience, the primary tumor...
... advantage of shortening the overall treatment time and conformability of the procedure Patients and methods All patients admitted for treatment at the Radiation Oncology andHeadandNeck Surgery ... in headandneckcancers Cancer Radiother 2003, 7(1):62-72 Novaes PERS, Gentil AC, Lima CGB Jr, Pellizzon ACA, Kowalski LP: Possibilities of high dose rate brachytherapy on treatment ofheadand ... brachytherapy combined with cervical dissection on headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2005, 27(12):1035-41 Mazeron JJ, Noel G, Simon JM: Headandneck brachytherapy Semin Radiat Oncol 2002, 12(1):95-108...
... http://www .head- face-med.com/content/7/1/9 Page of Figure Annual frequency of broad histological types ofheadandneck malignancies Table Gender distribution of broad histological types ofheadandneck ... classification of tumours Pathology and genetics of tumours of the headandneck Lyon: IARC Press; 2005 Onakoya PA, Nwaorgu OG, Adenipekun AO, et al: Quality of life in patients with headandneckcancers ... report of Hoffman et al [17] who also found that lymph nodes of the headandneck were the most common sites for lymphomas Sarcomas of the headandneck had an overall male: female ratio of 1.5:1...
... Ricker JL, Chen Z, Van Waes C: Role of activated nuclear factor-kappaB in the pathogenesis and therapy of squamous cell carcinoma of the headandneckHeadNeck 2007, 29(10):959-971 Lee TL, Yang ... pilot study of longitudinal serum cytokine and angiogenesis factor levels as markers of therapeutic response and survival in patients with headandneck squamous cell carcinoma HeadNeck 2005, ... sensitivity in headandneck squamous cell carcinoma lines HeadNeck 2003, 25(8):654-661 Ongkeko WM, Altuna X, Weisman RA, Wang-Rodriguez J: Expression of protein tyrosine kinases in headandneck squamous...
... metabolic functions of the airways including transport of fluids and ions and for the mucociliary clearance and the patency of the airways [75] The early development of a complete and 317 318 13 Regenerative ... options in headandneck surgery in case of delayed wound healing after surgical treatment A main focus of the own biocompatibility testing was the analysis of the MMP- and TIMP expressions of primary ... and Novel Therapeutical Options in HeadandNeck Surgery a) b) c) d) Figure 13.2 Histological findings of pharyngeal cells and results of zymography of MMP-2 of pharyngeal cells grown on a polymer...
... papillomavirus and p53 mutational status as prognostic factors in headandneck carcinoma HeadNeck 2002;24:841-849 232 Baez A, Almodovar JI, Cantor A, et al High frequency of HPV16-associated headandneck ... A variety of fungal infections can result in headandneck manifestations Headandneck fungal infections have been associated with mucosal ulceration and erosion, lymphadenopathy, and sinonasal ... parotid gland, nasopharynx, trachea, submandibular gland, lacrimal gland, and conjunctiva.179 Headandneck involvement has been reported as a cause of sudden respiratory compromise in children.184,185...
... value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated with chemotherapy for recurrent headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2000, 22:599-608 33 Werkmeister R, Brandt B, Joos U: Clinical relevance of erbB-1 ... staining of Her2 and Her3, and greater than or equal to (range to 12) for cytoplasmic expression of Her3 Her2 gene amplification and over-expression has been reported in approximately 30% of breast cancers ... contributions J-YC and SMH conceived of the study and devised the experimental design SMH and CM designed and build the tissuemicroarrays MT, J-YC, and YK performed experiments RX, HC, J-YC and SMH performed...
... 31 Wild C, Brandau S, Lindemann M, Lotfi R, Hofmann TK, Lang S, Bergmann C: Toll-like receptors in regulatory T cells of patients with headandneck cancer Arch Otolaryngol HeadNeck Surg 2010, ... Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile in headandneck squamous cell carcinomas Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:139 Page of Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • ... radiotherapists andheadandneck surgeons, which were based on treatment guidelines of treatment at the time All patients gave written informed consent for research use of the tissues and for participating...
... value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated with chemotherapy for recurrent headandneck cancer HeadNeck 2000, 22:599-608 33 Werkmeister R, Brandt B, Joos U: Clinical relevance of erbB-1 ... staining of Her2 and Her3, and greater than or equal to (range to 12) for cytoplasmic expression of Her3 Her2 gene amplification and over-expression has been reported in approximately 30% of breast cancers ... contributions J-YC and SMH conceived of the study and devised the experimental design SMH and CM designed and build the tissuemicroarrays MT, J-YC, and YK performed experiments RX, HC, J-YC and SMH performed...
... 31 Wild C, Brandau S, Lindemann M, Lotfi R, Hofmann TK, Lang S, Bergmann C: Toll-like receptors in regulatory T cells of patients with headandneck cancer Arch Otolaryngol HeadNeck Surg 2010, ... Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile in headandneck squamous cell carcinomas Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:139 Page of Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • ... radiotherapists andheadandneck surgeons, which were based on treatment guidelines of treatment at the time All patients gave written informed consent for research use of the tissues and for participating...
... Figures and 4) Discussion During and after therapy of malignant diseases of the headand neck, communication skills are of special interest Until now, no objective method with low effort and costs ... description of morphologic impairment by endoscopic and imaging methods and the standardized perceptual evaluation of the individual handicap ASR will enable precise evaluations of speech and voice ... techniques and was tested on speech of patients with different but significant extents of speech disorder (dysglossia) and voice disorder (dysphonia) after the treatment for headandneck cancer...